Cruyff attacks foreign invasion

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ENGLISH CLUBS MAY BE sending more players to the World Cup than any other country, but the amount of foreigners in the English game is strangling the interests of the national team, according to Johan Cruyff.

The former Holland captain said yesterday that England had little chance of winning the World Cup in Germany because the proliferation of foreign players, particularly forwards, in the Premiership had reduced Sven-Göran Eriksson’s options.

“The England squad looks quite good but they could only pick four forwards, two of whom are injured and one who has never played in the Premiership,” he said. “I